India tour of england 2025: After the completion of the 18th season of IPL-2025, Team India is going to tour England for Test match. In which discussion on the selection of players has started. It has been claimed that Rohit Sharma will remain the captain of the team. A total of 35 players have been selected for this match.
According to a report, Rohit Sharma’s name is among the 35 players selected for the Test team and India ‘A’. Earlier, there was speculation about his place in the Test team. But the board is not in the mood to remove Rohit from the captaincy before such an important tour.
Akshar Patel and Shreyas Iyer are not named
The board has started preparations for the England tour. The selectors can announce the team by the second week of May. The biggest headache for him is to find a stable batsman at number 5 and 6th in the middle order. The selectors are considering the names of silver Patidar and Karun Nair to meet this deficiency. He can be tried in the India ‘A’ series. Which will start within a week of the end of the IPL on 25 May. The most interesting thing is that Shreyas Iyer and Akshar Patel are not named in the list of 35 shortlisted 35 players.
Nair and Patidar are the experienced players of the red ball.
A source associated with the BCCI said that Rohit is likely to go on a tour. The board believes that a strong captain will be needed during the series. Because this series will not be as easy as tour of Australia. The team management has not shown much confidence in Sarfaraz Khan in the middle order. On the other hand, Nair and Patidar are the experienced players of the red ball. And he is in good form. It is expected that at least one of these players will get a place in the Indian ‘A’ team.
He further said that a final decision about Shreyas Iyer is yet to be taken. Iyer was dropped from the Test team last year due to poor form. Apart from this, the name of Sai Sudarshan is being considered for the third opener in the Test series. The first match of the five -match Test series between India and England will be played on 20 June. And the last Test of this series will be played on 31 July.
